The Shire of Balmoral is a former
local government area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...
of
Queensland, Australia, located in eastern
Brisbane.
History
The
Bulimba Division #REDIRECT Shire of Belmont
The Shire of Belmont is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in eastern Brisbane including the current suburb of Belmont.
History
The Bulimba Division was one of the original divisions ...
was one of the original divisions created on 11 November 1879 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''.
On 19 January 1888, the No. 1 subdivision of Bulimba Division was separated to create
Balmoral Division #REDIRECT Shire of Balmoral
The Shire of Balmoral is a former local government areas of Queensland, local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in eastern Brisbane.
History
The Bulimba Division was one of the original divisions crea ...
.
On 17 March 1892, there was an alteration of boundaries. The Pritchard's Road land and gravel reserve (100 acres) were transferred from
Kianawah Division (later renamed
Wynnum Division
Wynnum is a coastal suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wynnum had a population of 12,915 people. The suburb is a popular destination in Brisbane due to its coastline, jetty and tidal wading pool.
Geography
Wynnu ...
) to Balmoral Division, while the Grassdale Estate land was transferred from Kianawah Division to Bulimba Division.
The ''Local Authorities Act 1902'' replaced all Divisions with Towns and Shires, so the Balmoral Division became the Shire of Balmoral on 31 March 1903.
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Chairmen
The chairmen of the Balmoral Shire Council were:
* 1888–1890: Edward Griffith (brother of Samuel Griffith)
* 1891: James Nuttall
* 1892: Alexander Kelly
* 1893: C. F. Uhlmann
* 1894: T. Penlington
* 1895: E. Stanton
* 1896–1897: R. Jamieson
* 1898–1899: A. C. H. Rossiter
* 1900: E. Stanton
* 1901–1902: E. K. Russell
* 1903–1904: W. Icke
* 1905: A. Stirling
* 1906: R. J. Mulvey
* 1907: J. Congreve
* 1908: P. G. Donovan
* 1909: E. Stanton
* 1911: John Watson
* 1912–1913: E. Stanton
* 1914:
* 1915:
* 1916–1917: A. Harrison
* 1918:
* 1919:
* 1920–1925: A. Harrison
References
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Former local government areas of Queensland
Brisbane
1888 establishments in Australia
1925 disestablishments in Australia